As the article and your quote say, the issue is "comparatively." Other apps are doing checks: > According to a Meta spokesperson, WhatsApp has implemented nume

As the article and your quote say, the issue is "comparatively." Other apps are doing checks: > According to a Meta spokesperson, WhatsApp has implemented numerous features to proactively detect and prevent the spread of child exploitation material, including limiting how many people can be shared on a viral image at one time and using photo-matching technology on rules-violation reports submitted to the company by users and non-encrypted photos found in profile or group avatars. Meta says it also uses machine learning to scan usernames and group descriptions for a potential sign of child exploitation material. But Wickr is not checking as thoroughly as it could: > Shehan noted one report to NCMEC’s tip line from a Wickr user as an example of what goes unchecked on the platform, in which he said a user flagged a Wickr account that was named “BabyAbuse,” which used a profile photo of an infant being sexually assaulted. We can definitely criticize Wickr for not implementing industry best practices for something as important as this.